All of these features should be included on a map. These features are essential for understanding and using the map correctly. Maps are divided into a series of squares known as a grid. These grids ...

One of the most commonly known earthquake-measuring tools is the Richter Scale, but the system is no longer used today. In fact, the Richter scale was replaced in the 1970s by other magnitude scales ...

Ever try measuring the straight-line distance between two points on Google Maps? You had to hold some object or appendage up to the little scale, then eyeball-measure the distance on your screen. What ...

The Associated Press Economic Stress Index combines three economic indicators — unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcy — as a way of gauging how the recession has affected each of America’s 3,141 ...

(WHTM) – Residents along much of the East Coast felt shaking Friday morning as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey. One of the most commonly known earthquake-measuring tools is the Richter ...